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How many plants in the list given below have composite fruits that develop from an inflorescence? Walnut, poppy, radish, fig, pineapple, apple, tomato, mulberry.
A
Three
B
Four
C
Five
D
Two
Detailed Solution
A composite (multiple) fruit develops from a complete inflorescence.
Fig (syconus), pineapple (sorosis) and mulberry (sorosis) are composite fruits.
Walnut, poppy, radish, apple and tomato are simple fruits, each developing from a single flower.
So three plants in the list have composite fruits.
Fig (syconus), pineapple (sorosis) and mulberry (sorosis) are composite fruits.
Walnut, poppy, radish, apple and tomato are simple fruits, each developing from a single flower.
So three plants in the list have composite fruits.